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Indirect discrimination — AQA GCSE History Definition | GradeGen

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Indirect discrimination

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Discrimination resulting from a rule or practice that appears to apply equally to everyone but disadvantages a particular group.

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AQA GCSE History · 8145

Paper 2

The 1976 Act strengthened the law further, including by outlawing indirect discrimination.
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